Attachment to machines for sewing powder puffs



Nov. 2 1926.

C. H. FUCHS ATTACHMENT TO MACHINES FOR SEWING POWDER PUFFS Filed April 21. 1925 Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES;

CAMILLE HENRI FUCHS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOIR TO ItIAZUBIGE LEVY COMPANY,

INCL, OF NEW YORIL N. Y., A'CORPOBATION 0F DELAVJARE.

ATTAGHMENT'TO MACHINES FOR SEYVING PQHDER EUFFS;

\ Application filed April 21, 1925. Serial No. 24,735..

My invention relates to a new and improved attachment to a machine for sewing powder puffs.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an attachment whereby perfectly circular putts, of varying sizes, may be rapidly and efficiently sewed.

Another object of my invention is topro vide means whereby a puff can be made from pieces of material, including a piece of wool or cotton having. a long and soft nap, in which the fibre of the nap will be forced inwardly so that a perfectly smooth and ornamental. appearance will be secured.

Another object of my, invention is to provide a new and ornamental puff having a perfectly round contour and finished with an ornamental stitch at the edge thereof, the said stitch being free from any of the nap fibres. Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawings and it is to be understood that the before mentioned general description of the objects of my invention is not to be understood as a limitation thereof and that the annexed drawings are merely for pur: poses of illustration.

Fig. 1 is a plan view.

Fig. 2 is an elevation.

Fig. 3 is a detail view.

Fig. 4: is another detail view.

One part of the attachment is connected to the bed plate 1 of the sewing machine by means of the member 12 which is adapted to rest upon the said bed plate 1 and is connected by means of the bolt 15 which passes through the slot 14 of the member 12. The bolt or screw 15 can be engaged in any suitable manner on the underside of the bed-plate 1, as, for sample, by a nut or the like. The member 12 can thus have its position adjusted with respect to the bed plate. As shown in Figs. 3 and 1, the front of the member 12. that is, the portion thereof which is nearest to the bottom of Fig. 1, has an angular projection. The vertical port-ion of this angular projection has a screw 16 and this adjusting screw 16 may regulate the position of the resilient blade 18. As shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the screw 16 connects a curved and resilient blade 17 to the front of the member 12. The rear of the blade 18 is supported between the said T-shaped projection and the bottom of the mem er 1'? so that the front of the blade 18 can be readily moved up and down, but it normally bears downward upon the lowermember 19 which will be later more fully described. If desired, it is not necessary that the bottom of the screw 16 should touch the blade 18 as the blade 18 is held in normal position by means of the curved member 17.v

The bottom of the blade 18 is formed with a downwardly bent projection 23 which bears against a lateral guide member 19 rigidly connected to the bottom of the front portion of the member 12. The projection 23 is adapted to abut the guide memberlt) so that any substantial lateral movement of the blade 18 is prevented, althoughthe bottomofthe said blade 18 can freely move up and down. 8

The puff to be sewed and which is of the type known as a flat puff has a single piece of cotton or wool having a soft nap surface formed with numerous fibres. A disc 20 of this material is cutout by any suitable punch from a large sheet of this material, and'eX- perience has shown that this cutting or punching operation produces a somewhat ragged edge in the disc 20 because many of the nap fibres project beyond the circunr ference of the said disc 20. In order to' finish a flat puff, it has been customary to sew additional discs of fabric 22 to the disc 20, in the position shown in Fig. 4. One of these discs 22, directly adjacent the base of the disc 20, is ordinarily made of canvas or other stiffening material and the top. disc is ordinarily made of some ornamental fabric such as silk or the like and the various discs are ordinarily connected by means of upper and lower stitches 21 of the type pro duced by well known sewing machines such as the Morrow Wilcox 8: Gibbs, and others. l-leretofore, when the stitch 21 was completed, numerous projecting fibres 21 projected beyond said ornamental stitch so that it waswnecessary to cut off said projecting nap fibres with a pair of scissors. This was a source of expense and in addition the white nap fibres appeared between the colored ornamental fibres of the stitch 21 and this detracted from the appearance of the completed puff.

According to my invention. before the discs of fabric of which the puff is composed are subjected to the action of the needle N and the loopers L and L, the said discs of fabric are passed between the guide member 19 and the bottom of the blade 18 so that the edges of the said discs of fabric move in contact with the projection 23 of the blade 18. The guide member 19 has a sharp edge and it is somewhat tapered. That is, the end of the guide 19 adjacent the bottom of the blade 18 is broader than the opposite end of the said guide 19. The combined action of the guide 19 and of the blade 18 forces the nap fibres inwardly as the ornamental stitch 21 is completed so that upon the completion of the stitch 21 there are no projecting nap fibres as they have all been forced within the periphery of the completed puff.

In order to support the edge of the pufi at two points as it is manufactured and to secure the formation of a perfectly round puff, the guide wheel 1 is also provided. This guide wheel 4: is pivotally mounted at 5 to an arm which is connected by the screw 3 to the pivoted arm 2. The said arm 2 is connected to the plate 9 by means of the pivot screw 9 and it is adjustably held in position by means of the set screw 11 which passes through the said arm 2 and which fits within the slot 10. The plate 9 is slidably mounted upon the plate 6 by means of the set screws 8 which fit within the slots 7'. The plate 6 is provided with an extension so that both of the slots '7 are formed in said plate 6. The plate 6 is secured to the bed plate of the machine by means of the screws 6. Hence, it is obvious that the position of the wheel 4: can be adjusted in all directions, its lateral adjustment being secured by means of the slots 7, and its forward and backward adjust ment being secured by the set screw 11.

The puff is turned by the operator while it abuts the wheel 4 and the projection 19 so that it is positively guided at two separated points in the circumference thereof. As the puff is revolved the loose and projecting nap fibres 21 are forced within the periphery of the puff so as to be completely hidden by the close upper and lower stitch 21 and the wheel 1 enables the operator to move the edge of the pufl through a perfectly circular path. Then the edge of the puff is forced between the blade 18 and the tapered member 19, the blade 18 is forced upwardly so that it bears with gentle pressure upon the edge of the puff and gently clamps the edge of the said pufi against member 19, while the puff is beingrevolved. The contour of the completed puff is shown in Fig. 4, from which it can be seen that the action of the member 19 is to cause the formation of a pull having a base portion comprised of the members 22, of relatively large diameter and having a nap portion :20 of smaller diameter so that the edge of the puff which projects beyond the nap portion thereof is thinner than the main body of the puff.

I prefer to provide the member 19 with a sharp knife-like inner edge so as to more efiiciently force the nap fibre inwardly.

The pull. produced by the method above described has an edge which is much thinner and flatter than puffs of this type which have been heretofore made, because the nap fibres at the edge of the disc 20 have been forced inwardly and pressed against the base of the discs 20 so that the upper and lower stitches 21 can be made very tight.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions could be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim 1. In a mechanism for sewing a flat powder pnfi' which has a single disc of napped material. and additional discs of other material connected to the base of the first mentioned disc, a guide having a lower memher which is adapted to project within the periphery of the said first mentioned disc while the sewing operation is being performed so as to force the nap fibres inwardly, a curved supporting member connected to the upper portion of the said guide, and a blade movably mounted between the upper and lower parts of the said curved supporting member.

2. In a mechanism for sewing a flat powder puff which has a single disc of napped material and addi ional discs of other material connected to the base of the first men tioned disc, a guide having a lower member which is adapted to project within the periphery of the said first mentioned disc while the sewing operation is being performed so as to force the nap fibres inwardly. a curved supporting member connected to the upper portion of the said guide and a blade movably mounted between the upper and lower parts of the said curved supporting member, the said blade having a lateral projecting portion abutting the said lower guide member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature.

CAMILLE HENRI FUCHS.

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